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- 9th - 12th
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Students, after reading the explanation given below, use the World Wide Web to discover what NASA Glenn Research Center is doing to safeguard our atmosphere and summarize the findings in a business report format. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students explain how relatively thin the atmosphere is, compared to the size of the planet, and determine the relative extent of the four major atmospheric layers. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students make a model of the four layers of Earth's atmosphere that represents the characteristics of each layer. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students feel the changes of the amounts of greenhouse gases in the global atmosphere. They examine theamounts of greenhouse gases in the global atmosphere are clearly changing.Some evidences of these changes for carbon dioxide and CFC-11. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students discuss the characteristics of the Goldilocks Principle. They discover the pressure and chemical composition of Venus and Mars. They discuss how the Earth's temperature is affected by the atmosphere. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the constant changing of the Earth's atmosphere. After labeling the layers of the Earth, they identify various processes inside the Earth that can cause gases to be emitted. Using the internet, they research how the burning of the oil fields in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War added to the amount of pollution and effects on the atmosphere. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 8th
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Students study the dynamic nature of the atmosphere. They identify major air pollutants and their local and global effects. Afterwards, they discuss proactive and reactive methods of reducing air pollution. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students explore the abstract idea of the atom and explain the differences and similarities between solids, liquids, and gases. They understand the molecular differences between solids, liquids, and gases. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize that the sun is the source of energy driving atmosphere cells. They relate the motion of the atmospheric cells to mantle convection cells. Students recognize that the function of atmospheric cells is to move heat from warm areas to cooler ones. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students gain a detailed comprehension of the layers of Earth's atmosphere. They represent their knowledge visually in a standing exhibit. Students compose a key to explain their visual display. They research the effect of global warming on the Earth's atmosphere. Full Review »
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